Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2.L1, Problem 18MCQ
18. What is meant by the term DMA replication?
a. synthesis of
b. cell division
c. interpretation of the genetic code
d. the exact copying of the DNA code into two new molecules
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Foundations in Microbiology
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